{"id":57049,"date":"2020-05-09T04:00:52","date_gmt":"2020-05-09T08:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=57049"},"modified":"2021-01-02T14:43:38","modified_gmt":"2021-01-02T19:43:38","slug":"history-summarized-the-meiji-restoration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2020\/05\/09\/history-summarized-the-meiji-restoration\/","title":{"rendered":"History Summarized: The Meiji Restoration"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"853\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Y5zlKYYp7bs\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Overly Sarcastic Productions<\/strong><br \/>\nPublished 8 May 2020<\/p>\n<p>Japan may well have the record for World&#8217;s Speediest Industrialization, but how did they accomplish so much so fast without falling victim to Europe&#8217;s favorite 19th century pastime of &#8220;Colonization&#8221;? And how did Japan build up a Pan-Asian empire so darn quickly? All that and more in this deep-dive into the Meiji Restoration!<\/p>\n<p>SOURCES &#038; Further Reading:<br \/>\n<em>Modern Japan: A Very Short Introduction<\/em> by Goto-Jones.<br \/>\n<em>The Japanese Empire: Grand Strategy from the Meiji Restoration to the Pacific War<\/em> by Paine.<br \/>\n<em>Bushido: The Soul of Japan<\/em> by Nitobe.<\/p>\n<p>THAT WACKY POLITICAL CARTOON: &#8220;Japan Makes Her Debut Under Columbia&#8217;s Auspicies&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?q=https%3A%2F%2Ftile.loc.gov%2Fstorage-services%2Fservice%2Fpnp%2Fppmsca%2F28500%2F28532v.jpg&#038;v=Y5zlKYYp7bs&#038;redir_token=baJjbXwykLOwoW28HwUAfJOMVmB8MTU4OTAzOTYxNEAxNTg4OTUzMjE0&#038;event=video_description\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/tile.loc.gov\/storage-services&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>This video was edited by Sophia Ricciardi AKA &#8220;Indigo&#8221;. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sophiakricci.com\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.sophiakricci.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Our content is intended for teenage audiences and up.<\/p>\n<p>PATREON: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.Patreon.com\/OSP\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.Patreon.com\/OSP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>DISCORD: <a href=\"https:\/\/discord.gg\/h3AqJPe\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/discord.gg\/h3AqJPe<\/a><\/p>\n<p>MERCH LINKS: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.redbubble.com%2Fpeople%2FOSPYouTube&#038;v=Y5zlKYYp7bs&#038;redir_token=baJjbXwykLOwoW28HwUAfJOMVmB8MTU4OTAzOTYxNEAxNTg4OTUzMjE0&#038;event=video_description\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.redbubble.com\/people\/OSPY&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>OUR WEBSITE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.OverlySarcasticProductions.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.OverlySarcasticProductions.com<\/a><br \/>\nFind us on Twitter <a href=\"https:\/\/www.Twitter.com\/OSPYouTube\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.Twitter.com\/OSPYouTube<\/a><br \/>\nFind us on Reddit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.Reddit.com\/r\/OSP\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.Reddit.com\/r\/OSP\/<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Screenshot_2020-05-09-History-Summarized-The-Meiji-Restoration.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Screenshot_2020-05-09-History-Summarized-The-Meiji-Restoration-480x270.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-57051\" srcset=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Screenshot_2020-05-09-History-Summarized-The-Meiji-Restoration-480x270.png 480w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Screenshot_2020-05-09-History-Summarized-The-Meiji-Restoration-853x480.png 853w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Screenshot_2020-05-09-History-Summarized-The-Meiji-Restoration-150x84.png 150w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Screenshot_2020-05-09-History-Summarized-The-Meiji-Restoration-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Screenshot_2020-05-09-History-Summarized-The-Meiji-Restoration.png 930w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overly Sarcastic Productions Published 8 May 2020 Japan may well have the record for World&#8217;s Speediest Industrialization, but how did they accomplish so much so fast without falling victim to Europe&#8217;s favorite 19th century pastime of &#8220;Colonization&#8221;? And how did Japan build up a Pan-Asian empire so darn quickly? 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